An Ethical Argument
Just about everything we use today is some form of technology and has your personal information on it. Whether it is your phone, your laptop, your game system, they each have personal information that you probably don't want the public to see. Things like credit card information, family/medical history, and other personal information adds up to your identity. One of the biggest concerns in the U.S. today is the theft of one's identity.
Identity theft is becoming one of the biggest and easiest form of crime in the US. Since almost everyone purchases items online using a credit or debit card, their card information is potentially up for grabs for someone with a laptop and common "hacking" skills. With computer science becoming more popular, more and more people are learning how to obtain personal information on public networks.
According to Statistic Brain, the average number of U.S. identity fraud victims is about 11.5 million, and 7% of household in the U.S. have reported some sort of identity theft. The average loss for the victims is about $5000 and the 2013 total financial losses in the U.S. is around $21 billion. The most common age group that experienced identity theft were 18-24 at 8.5% and the most common average income of victims are $75,000+ at 12.3%.
These numbers are scary and they are growing each year. The easiest way to protect yourself from being one of these statistics, always be cautious of who you're buying from and where you buy it.
In the end, just make sure you are not posting your personal information on social media and do not purchase items on a public network.
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